Friends,
Today is our 1st Birthday!
It is hard to imagine that we are celebrating our first full year of operation as A Dollar A Day Foundation! We have had an exciting start to 2019 and are committed to continuing our mission to put more money on the front lines of mental health and addictions care.
When we first started out on this journey, we asked for the support of many to help us Share the Change for mental health and addictions care in Canada. We have been overwhelmed with the positive support we have received from people near and far. It is a keen reminder that mental health and addictions is important to all of us.
This update is just a glimpse of the work that has been ongoing in our first year to make real change happen on the front lines of mental health care in Canada, all made possible by our donors and supporters!
If you are not a
Dollar-A-Dayer
already, please consider joining us and together we
can
make a difference!
All the best for 2019,
Brendan, Alan & Andrew
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Coming up in
Calgary, Alberta,
our co-founder, Alan Doyle will be joining the
MHCC's Headstrong
program team to present them with a donation on
February 22
nd
.
We are delighted to support such an important program as one of our charter causes. You can learn more about HEADSTRONG
here
.
We'll also be joining our friends at Rogers for an exciting interview with
Hometown Hockey
on
Sunday, February 24
th
live from Okotoks, AB
- we hope you will tune in!
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Spreading Holiday Cheer with Thrive
On December 21
st
we spent an evening volunteering with the folks from
Thrive CYN
, one of our four inaugural Charter Causes, serving up a fine holiday feast to more than 100 guests who came in from the cold for a warm and nutritious meal. We were very proud to be a part of event to witness the great work of Thrive.
Thank you to the team at Thrive for giving us the opportunity to take part - it was our pleasure! Visit our
Facebook page
for check out our photos!
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Johnson Insurance:
Our first corporate partner!
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On January 18, 2019 we announced that
Johnson Insurance
is the Foundation’s first official corporate partner! The partnership is the first of its kind for both organizations and through this partnership Johnson will not only be directing more dollars to important front line mental health and addictions programs but will help the Foundation reach its goal of directing 100% of funds donated by individuals to the front lines of mental health and addictions care.
We are excited by the partnership and look forward to the involvement of Johnsons as we expand the work of A Dollar A Day across our vast country.
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The Spirit of Giving:
Our collective efforts can make a big impact!
Thanks to the support of our amazing donors, we announced our first donations to our Charter Causes, totaling $60,000, on December 7
th
, 2018.
We’re pleased to commit $15,000 each to
Thrive
in
St. John’s, NL,
the
Canadian Mental Health Association’s Living Life to the Full
program in
Ontario
; The
Mental Health Commission of Canada’s HEADSTRONG
program in
Calgary, AB
, and the
Salvation Army’s Harbour Light
program in
Vancouver, BC
.
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Our Mission to Reach our 100% Goal
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When we launched the Foundation, our goal was to attract corporate partners who understood the impact that mental health and addictions has on their employees, families and friends. Employers that care about what is important to their employees. These partnerships will help shape the future of A Dollar a Day and ensure we reach our goal of putting 100% of individual donor dollars on the front lines and ensure more dollars for essential programs.
We have been busy throughout the year meeting with many organizations across our country, organizations
with shared values
who believe in improving mental health and addictions care, like Scotiabank, Rogers, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada and more! We're excited to see what the future will hold for our Corporate Partnership plans!
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A Birthday for the Books!
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On May 17
th
, our co-founder Alan Doyle celebrated his birthday in fine fashion. His wish? To have people sign up to become
Dollar-A-Dayers
and Share The Change for Mental Health.
We were delighted with the response, and Alan chaulked it up to be one of the best birthday gifts yet - people giving the gift of support for mental health and addictions care!
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A Year of Sharing the Change for Mental Health and Addictions:
Thank you for your tremendous support!
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It has been an amazing year!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our mission. Your dollars say "Mental health matters to me", and for that we are truly grateful. We cannot wait to see what the future holds - much work remains for improved mental health and addictions care, but together we know we CAN make real change happen!
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Making Mental Health Matter in 2019
Many people start the New Year by making resolutions, so why not think about your mental health as part of your planning?
We hope this article from Forbes,
5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Mental Health in 2019,
by Noma Nazish, will contribute to a great start in 2019 for you. Remember, there is no health without mental health!
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Have you followed us on Twitter? Did you “Like” us on Facebook? Are you following us on Instagram? We’d love to have you join us as a member of our online community, so be sure to look for us @adollaradayfdn and invite your friends and family to do the same!
#ShareTheChange4MH
As we continue to grow, we’re asking for your help! Our goal is to have everyone join together to Share the Change for Mental Health, so we’re asking you and your friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to join our movement!
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A Dollar A Day | 709-753-0794 | info@adollaraday.ca | www.adollaraday.ca
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